Embattled Today Show co-host and former Access Hollywood weasel, Billy Bush, is facing the ax. As fallout from video and audio of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump making lewd remarks on a hot mic about women continues unabated, all indications are that Bush will get sucked down too.
In the recording, Bush can be heard talking with Trump about women as if they are some exotic breed of sexual livestock. To be certain, Trump was leading the poor lap dog along. But Bush can be heard laughing hysterically like a sexually deranged little rodent at Trump’s disgusting comments.
According to the Huffington Post, Billy Bush’s complicity in the disgusting exchange is causing his Today Show bosses to put serious distance between them and the co-host. In fact, sources say that he’s on his way out.
Bush issued the following apology on Friday mere hours after the story broke:
“Obviously I’m embarrassed and ashamed. It’s no excuse, but this happened 11 years ago. I was younger, less mature, and acted foolishly in playing along. I’m very sorry.”
But the damage was already done.
Apparently Bush’s boss on the Today Show was not impressed. Executive producer Noah Oppenheim suspended Bush saying:
“Let me be clear ― there is simply no excuse for Billy’s language and behavior on that tape. NBC has decided to suspend Billy, pending further review of this matter.”
Bush is reportedly inconsolable.
A source told People magazine:
“People are saying he can’t recover. It’s so ironic that the place that got him there — his job on Access Hollywood — is now destroying him.”
The lesson here is of course when a guy is bragging about being a sexual predator; don’t encourage his behavior (and consider alerting the authorities).
Here is the video of Trump and Bush exiting the Access Hollywood bus (and Bush exiting his career):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9uyWpBqCCY
